Blair Witch Sequel, Director Hopeful

"We've been toying around with a sequel idea that we really like," said Sanchez. "It's just a matter of getting our schedules in line and having Lionsgate sign off on the idea. We've been ready to do a 'Blair Witch' movie for a long time. We're as close as we've ever been to making it happen but it's still not a guaranteed thing."

Speaking to Bloody Disgusting, Sanchez also said that the mooted sequel would not use the now all-too-familiar "found footage" form. "Right now, the idea has no first person in it at all, but we'll see," he explained. "There's always room for new ideas to come in."

Curiously, Sanchez also spoke about the possibility of the original cast – Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael C. Williams – returning for a sequel. "The plan is to have them [back]," he said. "They're probably not going to be the main characters but they're definitely characters in the sequel."

The Blair Witch project took near to $250 at the global box-office in 1999, while its comparatively big-budget sequel Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 flopped.

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